Asheville City Council will hold a community meeting tonight on issues facing the central part of the city — including downtown — at 6:30 p.m. in the Public Works Building.
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One contentious evening
Firefighters and police packed Asheville City Council chambers on May 22 to demand a higher raise, Council had one of the most heated budget debates in years, and an unexpected property tax increase came within one vote of passing.
Raise for city employees becomes major issue; tax increase narrowly fails
Police and firefighters packed Asheville City Council chambers tonight, demanding a higher raise than the 1 percent set forth in the proposed budget. A suggested property-tax hike to pay for the increase failed 4-3, with Council members asserting that it needed more consideration.
LIVE: Coverage of the May 22 Asheville City Council meeting
The budget, missing evidence, and a digital billboard ban are all on Asheville City Council’s agenda tonight. Follow live Twitter dispatches here beginning at 5 p.m.
Asheville City Council preview: Missing evidence and squeezed dollars
At tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting, two major issues will get aired publicly: an update on changes to the Asheville Police Department evidence room and a hearing on the budget for the next fiscal year. Some police officers and firefighters have announced their intent to show up and demand a higher raise than the one percent in the proposed budget.
What’s in, what’s out: A look at Asheville’s new budget
The city of Asheville’s proposed budget for the upcoming year has money for holiday bus service, studying an overhaul of the city’s zoning, and a raise for city staff. But some other priorities didn’t make the cut. With a public hearing on the budget coming up next Tuesday, May 22, a look at what is (and isn’t) in this year’s budget.
Skateboarding is a crime (for now)
Since 1965, skateboarding (and rollerskating) in downtown Asheville has been illegal. But that long ban might soon come to an end. At its April 24 meeting, City Council voted 5-1 to direct staff to draft rules for legal skateboarding on downtown roadways. (Mayor Terry Bellamy, who's running for Congress, was absent for a third-straight meeting.) […]
City will look at end to skateboarding ban, hears water system concerns
A packed Asheville City Council meeting started a possible end to Asheville’s 1960s-era skateboarding ban, while people voiced their opposition to the state taking the city’s water system and expressed concerns about homelessness.
LIVE: Coverage of the April 24 Asheville City Council meeting
Follow live Twitter dispatches from tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting, covering issues ranging from the budget to skateboarding.
Asheville City Council preview: cornucopia edition
The budget, the water system, neighborhoods, food security, legislative goals, electronic gaming, and skateboards. Yes, all those topics (and more!) are on the agenda for tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting. There’s also two protests beforehand.
Affirmation or discrimination? Council rejects Amendment One
Asheville City Council April 10, 2012 meeting Manheimer proposes hiring Council liaisons City schedules April 24 public hearing on water system There were no presentations, no public hearings and no protests before Asheville City Council members unanimously approved an anti-Amendment One resolution April 10 (Mayor Terry Bellamy was absent). For Council member Gordon Smith, the […]
Council unanimously passes resolution opposing Amendment One
In a meeting that lasted less than an hour and attracted less than 15 people after the recognition portion of the meeting ended, Asheville City Council breezed through its agenda items this evening. Here are a few of the highlights from tonight’s meeting. Look for a full report from Xpress in the April 18 issue. (Photo by Max Cooper)
LIVE: Twitter coverage of April 10 Asheville City Council meeting
Live Twitter coverage of tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting and this afternoon’s work session. To appear in our Twitter feed, use the hashtag #avlgov.
Asheville City Council preview: Amendment One
Tonight, Asheville City Council will consider a resolution opposing Amendment One, the proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban legal recognition of same-sex couples. Various government bodies and universities across the state have already adopted their own resolutions about this controversial amendment.
Newman cares about neighborhoods
We are writing in support of Brownie Newman’s candidacy for Buncombe County commissioner. Newman exemplified leadership as an Asheville City Council member and vice mayor for environmental initiatives by slashing the city’s carbon footprint through LED bulbs for streetlamps, hybrid engines for buses and the expanded household-recycling program. More significantly, Newman demonstrated time and time […]
Council passes digital billboard restrictions, endorses future ban
Asheville City Council passed new restrictions on digital billboards 6-0 tonight, and also endorsed prohibiting new ones entirely, though the city’s Planning and Zoning Committee will have to craft the terms a of such a ban.
LIVE: Coverage of the March 27 Asheville City Council meeting
Live Twitter coverage of tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting and this afternoon’s work session.
Asheville City Council tackles digital billboard rules tonight
Tonight, Asheville City Council will decide on new rules that would adjust the standards for digital billboards while prohibiting them from certain corridors.
Crowd shows up for discussion on skateboarding, noise rule changes
Unusually, today’s meeting of Asheville City Council’s Public Safety Committee had a packed house, as members of the public turned up to pay attention to discussions on downtown’s skateboarding ban and possible changes to the city’s noise ordinance.
Push for more restrictive noise rules goes to Council committee today
A push for more restrictive noise rules throughout the city is making its way to Asheville City Council’s Public Safety Committee this afternoon, March 26. One proposal, from a member of the Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods, seeks changes to Asheville’s rules, such as designating singing, musical instruments and “noisy parties” after 10 p.m. as potential nuisances.
LIVE: Coverage of the March 13 Asheville CIty Council meeting
Follow live Twitter coverage of tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting.
